The colossal “Earthquake Mass” by French composer Antoine Brumel is a rare and astounding choral composition for 12 distinct voices, called “one of the most breathtaking outbursts of the Renaissance […]
The Earthquake Mass: Music of the Renaissance
The colossal “Earthquake Mass” by French composer Antoine Brumel is a rare and astounding choral composition for 12 distinct voices, called “one of the most breathtaking outbursts of the Renaissance […]
Ars Nova Singers present Intermezzo! with Stratus Chamber Orchestra
Ars Nova Singers opens its 34th concert season on October 4, 5, and 6 with three performances in collaboration with Denver’s Stratus Chamber Orchestra (David Rutherford, conductor). Intermezzo! will be […]
Ars Nova Singers present Intermezzo! with Stratus Chamber Orchestra
Ars Nova Singers opens its 34th concert season on October 4, 5, and 6 with three performances in collaboration with Denver’s Stratus Chamber Orchestra (David Rutherford, conductor). Intermezzo! will be […]
Ars Nova Singers present Intermezzo! with Stratus Chamber Orchestra
Ars Nova Singers opens its 34th concert season on October 4, 5, and 6 with three performances in collaboration with Denver’s Stratus Chamber Orchestra (David Rutherford, conductor). Intermezzo! will be […]
Shake Your Ears Loose with the Earthquake Mass
Preview by Ruth L. Carver A piece nicknamed the “Earthquake Mass” would hardly seem capable of transporting a listener to a peaceful, transcendent place…yet that is just what Ars Nova […]
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Hidden Masterpieces: Choral Music Beyond the Mainstream – Ars Nova February 2018
A review by Betsy Schwarm Count on the Ars Nova Singers to delve into repertoire that is four centuries old and yet find offerings that are new and different – […]
Duruflé in Denver: Ars Nova and Friends
Review by Betsy Schwarm Over 32 years, the Boulder-based Ars Nova Singers have built a reputation as one of the finest a cappella choirs anywhere. Their concert October 6 in […]
Dancing Above, Singing Below: Ars Nova and Frequent Flyers at the Dairy
A review by Marc Shulgold In their spoken introduction, Tom Morgan and Nancy Smith welcomed their audience to the Dairy Arts Center by cutely alternating words and phrases in explaining […]
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